Nekla
Nekla [ˈnɛkla] is a town in Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,750 inhabitants (2004).
Nekla | |
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 Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Nekla | |
| Coordinates: 52°22′N 17°25′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Września |
| Gmina | Nekla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.79 km2 (7.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,203 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62-330 |
| Vehicle registration | PWR |
| National roads |  |
| Website | http://www.nekla.eu/ |
History
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Early 20th-century postcard from Nekla
As part of the region of Greater Poland, i.e. the cradle of the Polish state, the area formed part of Poland since its establishment in the 10th century. Nekla was a private village of Polish nobility, and later a private town, administratively located in the Pyzdry County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[1]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), several prominent Poles from Nekla were among the victims of a massacre of Poles committed by the Germans in nearby Kostrzyn on October 20, 1939 as part of the genocidal Intelligenzaktion campaign.[2][3]
References
- Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
- Rubiś, Daniel (2011). "Początki okupacji niemieckiej w Wielkopolsce na przykładzie Kostrzyna". Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). No. 5–6 (126–127). IPN. p. 60. ISSN 1641-9561.
- Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 194.
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